LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization,
is proud to once again join with the Los Angeles LGBTQ community in
celebrating LA Pride, June 5-11. Founded in Los Angeles as AIDS Hospice
Foundation in 1987 to provide a facility for terminally ill AIDS
patients in California, AHF is celebrating its 30th
Anniversary this year and continues to support LGBTQ equality and the
expansion of health care services to treat people living with HIV/AIDS.
At festivals throughout the 2017 Pride season, AHF will give away free
condoms, share information on STD prevention and treatment, and provide
free HIV testing.

On Sunday, June 11th AHF staff, patients and members of the Impulse
Group will take part in the #ResistMarch, a march for human rights
organized by LA Pride in solidarity with the National Equality March for
Unity and Pride taking place in Washington, DC on the same day. AHF’s
marchers will gather at 8:00 a.m. at AHF’s Public Health Division
office, located at 1710 N. La Brea, and join in with the #ResistMarch
participants on the march route that will end near West Hollywood Park.

AHF is proud to support the LGBTQ community in the Los Angeles area
through its multiple AHF Healthcare Centers, AHF Pharmacy sites, and Out
of The Closet Thrift Store locations in Los Angeles County and the San
Fernando Valley.

“As the home of our global headquarters, AHF always looks forward to
joining with the local LGBTQ community to celebrate Pride in Los
Angeles. Our participation in this year’s march is particularly
meaningful for us as we mark our 30th Anniversary of
providing care to and advocating for the rights of people living with
HIV and AIDS,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein. “After 30
years of being on the frontlines in the fight against AIDS, we remain
grateful to be able to provide access to medical care and breakthrough
treatments that have allowed people with HIV to live longer, healthier
lives and to help prevent transmitting the virus to others. Today, we
are currently providing care to over 740,000 patients around the globe
and we’re working to expand our operations internationally to be able to
help even more people.”

In addition to providing free HIV testing and giveaways at Pride
festivals nationwide, AHF patients, volunteers and staff will also march
with its signature “One Community, One Love” Pride bus wrapped with
smiling faces that represent the diversity of LGBTQ individuals and
families. The bus is scheduled to appear in Pride parades in U.S. cities
including Brooklyn (6/10); Long Island (6/11); Washington, DC (6/10);
Columbus, OH (6/16); Houston (6/24); New York City, NY (6/25); San Diego
(7/15); Oakland, CA (9/10); Dallas (9/16); Atlanta, GA (10/14); and Las
Vegas (10/20).

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS
organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to over
720,000 individuals in 36 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin
America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. To learn
more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org,
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